20 May 2017 14:55 Newbury
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £43,575); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Al Zubarah London Gold Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(1) |
| - |
Defoe (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 0) |
120- / 11 |
Flat (224) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 3f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Mucho Applause (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
341-2 / 3 |
Flat (22) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Transatlantic Racing |
7/2 | |
| pulled hard, soon led, challenged approaching final furlong, headed closing stages, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(12) |
| 3¼ L |
Time To Study (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) |
121- / 6 |
Flat (184) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Luke Comer |
9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
6(11) |
| 1 L |
Century Dream (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
531-3 / 7 |
Flat (22) | Harry Bentley | S & E Crisford A S Belhab |
6/1 | |
| in touch, took keen hold, smooth headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, faded final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
11(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Duke Of Bronte (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
001 / 8 |
Flat (28) | Ryan Tate | B R Millman Mr M Lloyd |
16/1 | |
| held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(9) |
| 12 L |
Count Calabash (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) |
35111-5 / 5 |
Flat (31) | A Kirby | P & O Cole Trish & Colin Fletcher-hall |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
2(10) |
| 9 L |
Contrast (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
4144-6 / 10 |
Flat (22) | R L Moore | R Hannon Laura Mason Syndicate… |
14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never a threat | ||||||||||
8th |
12(8) |
| HD |
Bush House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 7) |
214 / 3 |
Flat (48) | Josephine Gordon | H Palmer W J and T C O Gredley |
14/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
9th |
10(14) |
| NK |
Zymyran (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
21156-4 / 3 |
Flat (18) | Tom Marquand | D M Simcock The Khat Partnership |
50/1 | |
| steadied start, held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
10th |
1(6) |
| 9 L |
Al Hamdany (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
2212-65 / 5 |
Flat (8) | L Dettori | M Botti AlMohamediya Racing |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
14(3) |
| 7 L |
I'vegotthepower (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 3) |
083-412 / 5 |
Flat (10) | Kieren Fox | B J Meehan Mr S E Sangster… |
33/1 | |
| prominent, under pressure over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
9(13) |
| 2 L |
Glorious Forever (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
41-2 / 5 |
Flat (22) | J P Spencer | E Walker Michael Kwan Wing… |
13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
13th |
7(4) |
| 10 L |
Andok (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
112-5 / 5 |
Flat (14) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr N O'keeffe |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
13(2) |
| - |
Mister Blue Sky (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 4) |
2242-71 / 6 |
Flat (7) | M Dwyer | S Kirk Shanakiel Racing… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||